Day Care Operators

Day Care Operators are committed to providing a nourishing environment for children to play, learn and grow. The Porcupine Health Unit shares that commitment, and is here to share our resources and up-to-date information pertaining to healthy children and healthy environments.

Whether it is fun handwashing activities, food safety guides, or communicable disease information that you are seeking, we’ve got you covered! Our resource list is updated frequently, and ever evolving to suit your needs. Are you looking for something that isn’t currently available? Please contact us at inspections@porcupinehu.on.ca

The purpose of this guide is to provide simple guidelines for reporting and exclusion of infectious diseases, head lice, immunization requirements and environmental cleaning. This information includes signs & symptoms, transmission, contagious period, what needs to be done along with exclusion and reporting guidelines for common childhood communicable diseases.